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shellfish

Culinary and fisheries term for exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates

Entityorganisms known by a particular common nameQ6501235

Instance of: organisms known by a particular common name
Subclass of: seafood

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Shellfish, in colloquial and fisheries usage, are exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Although most kinds of shellfish are harvested from saltwater environments, some are found in freshwater. In addition, a few species of land crabs are eaten, for example Cardisoma guanhumi in the Caribbean. Shellfish are among the most common food allergens.

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Natural product of taxon: Mollusca
Crustacea
Echinoidea
Hexacorallia
Different from: edible mollusc
molluscan shellfish

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25 identifiers linking shellfish across the web's reference databases

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